Fuller Theological Seminary

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Pasadena, CA501(c)(3)Since 1947Colleges & UniversitiesEIN 95-1699394Revenue $57.5M in FY2025

On file with the IRSfuller.edu135 N Oakland Ave, 91101-1713 · Pasadena, CATax-exempt since Jun 1952School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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The Seminary is a multi-denominational post-baccalaureate school of religious learning that prepares students for christian vocations through its two schools: school of mission & theology and school of psychology & marriage & family therapy.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 29 volunteers and 1,015 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $1.1M a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.9M
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 53% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $141K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$45.5M
15% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 15% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
28
of 29 voting members
Looks good: 28 of 29 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$57.5M
-4% vs prior year
Spent
$68.4M
To programs
77%
Net assets
$257.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$57.5M
FY2025▼ -4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$48.9M
FY2021$74.7M
FY2022$67.6M
FY2023$58.1M
FY2024$59.9M
FY2025$57.5M
Expenses
$68.4M
FY2025▲ +5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$63.0M
FY2021$56.0M
FY2022$57.1M
FY2023$64.1M
FY2024$64.9M
FY2025$68.4M
Net assets
$257.4M
FY2025+0.5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$199.2M
FY2021$258.8M
FY2022$239.4M
FY2023$243.6M
FY2024$256.2M
FY2025$257.4M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1952.

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Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $52.4M Management & general 19% · $13.3M Fundraising 4% · $2.7M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

41 people listed on the 990; $1.9M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
CFO and Secretary of the Board
$251,727Pt VII · Sec A
General Counsel
$215,259Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Academic Officer (part Year)
$190,594Pt VII · Sec A
Leadership Formation
$186,420Pt VII · Sec A
HR & Organizational Development
$164,326Pt VII · Sec A
Dean of School of Psychology
$162,469Pt VII · Sec A
Fpfs and Fuller Clinics
$159,869Pt VII · Sec A
President/Trustee
$154,672Pt VII · Sec A

Raymond M Asad’s $252K as CFO and Secretary of the Board is at the 53rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3683 $10–100M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Mari Clements————$443,096$199,317
David E Goatley$154,672$294,706————
Theopolis Cosse—$246,941$277,776$285,022$232,185$174,733
Mark Labberton Presidentprt Yr——$282,268———
Raymond M Asad$251,727$251,677$251,147$251,142$250,056$87,957
Mark Labberton—$146,617—$223,855$211,981$218,079
Lance Griffin$215,259$211,377$183,453$151,411——
Alexis Abernathy$190,594$196,948$197,759$170,305——

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II2 listed

Programs and updates

Offers graduate degrees in theology, psychology, and intercultural studies, and runs a psychology center.

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3 programs · $51.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Fuller seminary is a multidenominational graduate institution that has equipped visionary ministers, scholars, teachers, mental health professionals, and intercultural leaders to share christ's hope and healing in the church and the world since 1947.

$34.7Mprogram expense
02

Fuller psychological & family services, the clinic of the fuller school of psychology & marriage and family therapy, offers high quality and affordable therapy and psychological assessments online and in-person. Our integrative approach honors mind, body, and spirit while respecting all cultures, backgrounds, and traditions.

$12.5Mprogram expense
03

Fuller offers a full range of affordable apartment-style housing options, available year-round for eligible graduate students and their family members, just minutes away from the pasadena campus.

$3.9Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$141K
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Grants paid · 106 grants · $42.3M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$8,258,590
Unitemized GrantFY2024$127,776
Real Resources INCMN · FY2024$37,500
Youth for Christ USA INCCO · FY2024$12,500
Young LifeCO · FY2024$12,500
World Vision INCWA · FY2024$12,500
World Impact INCCA · FY2024$12,500
Whole Brother MissionCA · FY2024$12,500
Whats Your Forte FoundationIL · FY2024$12,500
Vineyard USATX · FY2024$12,500
Urban Outreach FoundationIL · FY2024$12,500
Urban Ministries INCFY2024$12,500
Truths Table LLCFY2024$12,500
Treehouse INCMN · FY2024$12,500
Touch the World INCNJ · FY2024$12,500
Titus Foundation MinistryAZ · FY2024$12,500
Dynamic Youth MinistriesMI · FY2024$12,500
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$57.5M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$32.8M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$23.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$2.0M
Money outPt IX
$68.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$52.4M
Managementcol C$13.3M
Fundraisingcol D$2.7M
Owns and owesPt X
$257.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$45.5M
Total assetsLn 16$302.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$45.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
41
listed · VII A
PaidVII A11
Voting boardVI 1a29
IndependentVI 1b28
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$23.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$236K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$804K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$32.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$2.0M
Gains on assetsLn 7$366K
Total revenueLn 12$57.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$11.0M
SavingsLn 2$34.5M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$45.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$126.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$70.8M
Other assetsLn 15$54.4M
Total assetsLn 16$302.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$45.5M
Net assetsLn 32$257.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51,015
VolunteersI 629
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$44.1M$45.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$120.9M$126.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$70.5M$70.8M
Total assetsLn 16$296.8M$302.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$40.6M$45.5M
Net assetsLn 32$256.2M$257.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1.2M$1.2M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$8.4M$8.4M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.4M$602K$780K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$139K$139K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$27.3M$21.9M$5.4M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$610K$498K$112K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3.7M$2.9M$823K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.9M$1.5M$393K
Legal feesLn 11b$40K$40K
Accounting feesLn 11c$160K$160K
Investment management feesLn 11f$513K$513K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$9.9M$5.2M$2.1M$2.6M
Advertising and promotionLn 12$261K$244K$17K
Office expensesLn 13$2.0M$1.4M$672K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$1.1M$1.1M
OccupancyLn 16$3.2M$1.4M$1.9M
TravelLn 17$2.4M$2.0M$421K$3K
InterestLn 20$1.3M$1.2M$80K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2.1M$1.5M$562K
InsuranceLn 23$634K$634K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$0$2.4M−$2.5M$130K
Total functional expensesLn 25$68.4M$52.4M$13.3M$2.7M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $57.5M$68.4M−$10.9M$257.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $59.9M$64.9M−$4.9M$256.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $58.1M$64.1M−$6.0M$243.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $67.6M$57.1M$10.5M$239.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $74.7M$56.0M$18.7M$258.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $48.9M$63.0M−$14.1M$199.2M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $57,532,678 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $20,666,320$23,183,255
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $32,058,362$32,830,049
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $7,813,584$1,988,133
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$619,951−$468,759
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $59,918,315$57,532,678
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $7,363,952$9,576,401
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $34,621,861$35,061,172
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $22,870,219$23,756,465
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $64,856,032$68,394,038
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$4,937,717−$10,861,360
Part VI · Governance 28 of 29 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body29
VI-1b Independent voting members28
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $57,532,678 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$235,528
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$22,947,727
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$804,093
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$23,183,255
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $32,830,049$32,830,049
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,622,173$1,622,173
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $4,487$4,487
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax −$473,246−$473,246
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $365,960$365,960
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $32,830,049 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,519,374$57,532,678
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $68,394,038 across 21 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,188,940$1,188,940
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $8,387,461$8,387,461
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $602,413 · Management $779,848$1,382,261
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $138,746$138,746
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $21,937,143 · Management $5,409,682$27,346,825
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $497,527 · Management $112,157$609,684
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,889,638 · Management $822,795$3,712,433
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,478,266 · Management $392,957$1,871,223
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $40,316$40,316
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $160,000$160,000
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $512,968$512,968
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,216,672 · Management $2,109,719 · Fundraising $2,596,827$9,923,218
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $243,854 · Management $17,356$261,210
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,352,120 · Management $671,511 · Fundraising $1,100$2,024,731
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $1,147,819$1,147,819
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,370,131 · Management $1,879,056$3,249,187
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,990,091 · Management $421,392 · Fundraising $3,073$2,414,556
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,219,679 · Management $79,727$1,299,406
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,526,720 · Management $562,065$2,088,785
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $634,269$634,269
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,366,865 · Management −$2,497,122 · Fundraising $130,257$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $52,406,266 · Management $13,256,515 · Fundraising $2,731,257$68,394,038
Part X · Balance sheet $302,885,965 assets, 21 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $274,474; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $11,833,055$11,015,012
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $32,278,178$34,458,903
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $4,187,087$2,139,976
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $260,294$1,177,884
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $66,959$76,368
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,648,342$1,634,383
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $70,540,735$70,836,982
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,903,964$2,018,589
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $118,898,900$124,725,549
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $91,473$80,747
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $54,509,246$54,447,098
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $296,847,896$302,885,965
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,859,302$4,253,710
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $13,387,206$18,581,663
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $203,364$204,239
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,441,821$1,210,439
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $40,647,606$45,476,098
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $63,559,170$56,967,624
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $192,641,120$200,442,243
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $256,200,290$257,409,867
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $296,847,896$302,885,965
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $257,409,867 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$57,532,678
XI-2 Total expenses$68,394,038
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$10,861,360
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$256,200,290
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$9,097,932
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$2,973,005
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$257,409,867

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